The discussion centers on the competition between Airbnb and traditional short-term rental regulations in New York City, exploring the implications of regulation versus deregulation in the context of the sharing economy. Participants express varying opinions on the fairness of competition and the role of city politics.
Participants express disagreement on the best approach to managing the competition between Airbnb and traditional rental markets, with no consensus on whether to regulate or deregulate.
Participants do not fully explore the implications of their proposed solutions, and there are unresolved questions about the effectiveness of potential regulations and the nature of corruption in city politics.
But the competition is extremely unfair. You can't have a regulated market competing with an unregulated one.Greg Bernhardt said:I'm all in for these types of ventures. Creates incredible competition.
Then regulate it, don't ban it.DrClaude said:But the competition is extremely unfair. You can't have a regulated market competing with an unregulated one.
Or deregulated the other one! I'm not necessarily a fan of Uber's tactics, but city politics are often corrupt and such heavily regulated industries are an avenue for that corruption.Greg Bernhardt said:Then regulate it, don't ban it.
...Airbnb's mayoral advisory board include Houston's Annise Parker, Philadelphia's Michael Nutter, Rome's Francesco Rutelli, and Adelaide's Stephen Yarwood
Mayors from New York to Paris to Seoul think they’ve found the trick to coping with so-called “sharing economy” apps -- working together. Ten markets are jointly preparing a unified rule book in a bid to leverage their combined size to promote clearer ground rules ... Representatives for cities that also includes Athens, Barcelona and Toronto, ...
russ_watters said:but city politics are often corrupt and such heavily regulated industries are an avenue for that corruption.